Polyglot Dictionary

balbucear

/balβuseˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
balbuceo
preterite (yo)
balbuceé
past participle
balbuceado

Meaning

  1. to babble

    • El niño balbuceó unas palabras.

      The child babbled a few words.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

balbuciar

balbuciar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to babble."

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